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1
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Abash

A

To embarrass

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Abate

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To reduce (subside)

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Abdicate

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To step down from a position of power or responsibilities

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Aberration

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Something not typical

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5
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Abhor

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To hate very, very much

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Abject

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Hopeless

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Abnegate

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To reject

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8
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Abortive

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Unsuccessful

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Abridge

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To shorten (condense)

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Absolve

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To forgive or free from blame

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Abstinent

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Abstaining

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12
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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

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13
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Abysmal

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Extremely hopeless

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14
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Accolade

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An award, an honor

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Accost

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To approach and speak to someone aggressively

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Acerbic

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Severe, sour

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17
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Acquiesce

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To accept

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18
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Acrid

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Harshly pungent; bitter

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Acrimonious

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Full of spite; bitter

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Acumen

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Mental sharpness; 예리함

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21
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Acute

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Sharp

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22
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Adamant

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Completely inflexible

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23
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Adherent

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Supporter

24
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Admonish

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To warn

25
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Adroit

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Skillful, clever

26
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Adulation

A

Wild or excessive admiration

27
Q

Adulterate

A

To contaminate

28
Q

Adverse

A

Unfavourable

29
Q

Aesthetic

A

Artistic

30
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Affable

A

Friendly

31
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Affectation

A

Unnatural or artificial behaviour, usually intended to impress

32
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Affinity

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Attraction

33
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Aggregate

A

Sum total

34
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Agnostic

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One who believes that the existence of god can be neither proved nor disproven

35
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Agrarian

A

Relating to land

36
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Alacrity

A

Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

37
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Allege

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To assert without proof

38
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Alleviate

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To relieve

39
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Allocate

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To distribute

40
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Alloy

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Combination of two or more things

41
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Aloof

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Uninvolved

42
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Altruism

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Selflessness

43
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Ambience

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Atmosphere, mood

44
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Ambiguous

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Unclear in meaning; confusing

45
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Ambivalent

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Undecided

46
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Ameliorate

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To make better or more tolerable

47
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Amenable

A

Obedient, agreeable

48
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Amenity

A

Pleasantness

49
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Amiable

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Friendly, agreeable

50
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Amnesty

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An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a low or policy

51
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Amoral

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Neither moral nor immoral

52
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Amorous

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Feeling of loving, sexual sense

53
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Amorphous

A

Shapeless

54
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Anachronism

A

Something out of place in time or history

55
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Analogy

A

A comparison of one thing to another, similarity

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